Articles by Tom Snape

(Statehouse) – Indiana’s recently approved two-year state budget includes a $7 million matching grant for Metamora’s Whitewater Canal rehabilitation efforts, according to State Rep. Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville). Patterson, who supported the budget and the additional […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Spring Heavy Trash Week in the City of Greensburg starts next Monday, May 15, and runs through Friday, May 19. It’s only for Greensburg residents on a city trash route, and items […]

(Statewide) – Cops Cycling for Survivors is pleased to announce plans for their 22nd annual bicycle tour of Indiana as well as unveil the memorial photos on their support truck in anticipation of National Police […]

(Decatur County, IN) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, the Indiana Broadband Office (IBO), and the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) have announced Decatur County as the state’s 77th Broadband Ready Community. “Communities like […]

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Community Foundation recently received reaccreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations® establish legal, ethical, and effective practices for community foundations […]

(Southeastern IN) – Spring property tax installment payments are due today. There are several ways to pay: in-person, online, or by mail but they must be postmarked “May 10.” Contact your county treasurer’s office if […]

(Batesville, IN) – Jacob Speckman was officially sworn in as a full-time Batesville Firefighter/EMT-B at Monday night’s City Council meeting. The 24-year-old Speckman is a 2017 graduate of Batesville High School. He started in the […]

(Decatur County, IN) – The Decatur County Traffic Safety Partnership (TSP) is joining agencies from across the state to urge drivers to buckle up during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s […]

(Statewide) – Trying to forecast what needs to be done with Indiana’s roads is going to cost Hoosiers again and again. Indiana’s gas tax will continue to rise with inflation, up one penny a year, […]

(Batesville, IN) – Batesville City Council approved a resolution Monday night to use $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) or Coronavirus funds on park improvements. Plans call for refurbishing the Liberty Park tennis courts; […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE)  on Monday announced 19 schools are newly certified as leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. This year’s cohort includes the largest number of […]

(Brookville, IN) – The Franklin County Government Center main parking lot entrance is closed this week through Sunday, May 14 so that crews can pour new concrete steps at the main entrance area. The accessibility […]